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GS608NA

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WarrantyBeyond any applicable Newegg return policy, this item is warranted independently by the product's Manufacturer or a Third party. Below is a summary provided for convenience only and may not be accurate or current.
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Rating: 3/5Good while it lasted

Cons: Hard to tell when it's dying. Purchased in April, 2009 and I'm just now getting around to replacing it after noticing performance issues growing over the last year.

Other Thoughts: I wouldn't run out and look for one of these on an auction site or anywhere else you might find one used. Chances are it's all used up. I replaced mine with a Cisco SG102-24 Gigabit switch and my network came to life again.

Rating: 3/5works fine unless loaded

Pros: works great with good transer speeds when using gigabit devices.Can be mounted on a wall or upright in 2 different ways

Cons: every few months this switch locks up and stops working. I suspect the device is overheating as it will work again if you switch it off for a few minutes

Other Thoughts: I have this connected to my main gaming PC, home server and TiVo. Should be fine if you are not transferring large files often but if you are I would get a metal chasis switch which will help reduce overheating

Rating: 5/5Using since early 2006!

Pros: I've had this switch in my office since 2006, serving a wireless router and from 2-5 computers (a mix of PCs & Macs which has changed over time) at all times. All devices have always worked fast [expected 1000Base-T performance] & flawlessly, connected to a company network (whose equipment has also changed over time). It sits on it's little vertical stand on top of a wireless router and runs completely cool to the touch.

Rating: 1/53x dead... so far

Cons: Having owned 4, three of which have failed I'm inclined to think that there is a 75% chance of a failure after ~ 3 years of ownership... this failure (in my case) took one of two forms:

1. Despite blinking lights, allows no actual TCP traffic to pass through it in both directions (happened twice within a month)2. Start to degrade in such a way packets go missing in larger and larger numbers... and some ports refusing to work in Gigabit mode.

Other Thoughts: As far as I am concerned, Netgear gear is now verboten in my home unless it has a lifetime warranty and/or ships with a free replacement unit for when (not if) the first fails.

Rating: 1/5Big letdown

Cons: Failed just shy of 3 years. MTBF is 10 years? Right.... Back that up with a warranty.

Ports would light and devices would connect, they would even move some packets, but on heavy use the switch would squeel in agony, literally make noise .. lights would flicker on and off and transfer rates were sub 10 Mbps. It didn't matter which ports I plugged devices into. I have three other switches around the house, one of them going on 10+ years old, that are still rock solid. This is my first and last Netgear product.

Other Thoughts: Half a benjamin every decade is reasonable. Half a benjamin every three years is robbery.

Rating: 1/5Worked great for a year, then glitchville

Other Thoughts: I bought this switching hub just over a year ago and it's worked fine until now. However, it has started randomly glitching. All the lights stay on and it LOOKS like it's working, but it won't transfer data at all. Unplugging and re-plugging it fixes it for a while.

If you're a small business and rely on your network 24x7x365, then spend a little extra money to get a Cisco or other professional grade switch.

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